Jeon Do-yeon, Hwang Jung-min, and Dex..Kakao Entertainment, Movie → Entertainment line-up is hot
Jul 10, 2024
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Kakao Entertainment will meet viewers in the second half of this year with a lineup of well-made works that are rich in dramas, movies, and entertainment. The goal is to further advance the multi-studio system, such as promoting joint production projects between studio labels and Kakao Entertainment, and at the same time create strong synergy through IP crossover with the story-music business, and capture domestic and foreign viewers with rich well-made content.
The movie 'Revolver', which is expected to be released on August 7, is expected to be released by Jeon Do-yeon, Ji Chang-wook, and Lim Ji-yeon. 'Revolver' is a movie about a former police officer who went to prison with all his sins 'Swimming' (Jeon Do-yeon) who goes straight for only one purpose after being released from prison. Director Oh Seung-wook, who was invited to the Cannes Film Festival for his "Rude" and was recognized for his directing skills, and Man Pictures, who produced highly attractive works such as "New World", "Asura", and "Hunt", will join hands for the second time. With the release of the first trailer and poster, attention is focused on the passionate performance and unconventional acting transformation of actors who have digested strong characters. In addition, the movie `Cross', which is a group of actors, such as Hwang Jung-min and Yeom Jung-ah, will be released on Netflix in August.
The Disney+ original series 'Gangnam B-side' will also be released in the second half of the year. A crime drama in which a demoted elite detective, a loose rank-and-file prosecutor and a mysterious broker go after a dark cartel that has taken over a spectacular night in Gangnam together. Expectations are high for the meeting of actor Cho Woo-jin, who showed explosive acting skills in 'Surinam'Mr. Sunshine'Guardian'; and Ji Chang-wook, who played a passionate role in crime action and romance in 'Welcome to Samdali''City Men and Women's Love Law'. In particular, it is more anticipated as it is the second series presented by Men's Pictures, which has been recognized for its drama production capabilities following the movie, receiving favorable reviews for opening a new genre of delicate and young noir with the Disney+ original series "Worst Evil" last year. Director Park Nuri, who won the Best New Director award at the 40th Golden Shooting Awards for the film 'Don', took the megaphone, and writer Joo Won-gyu, who won the 14th Hankyoreh Literature Award and wrote the drama 'Argon', was in charge of the play.
Netflix series 'Kyungsung Creature', which made headlines by being listed on the TOP10 list in 69 countries around the world last winter, is set to be released in season 2 in the second half of this year following season 1. In the spring of 1945, when the darkness of the times was thickest, Season 1 depicts the story of two young people who were all about survival confronting a monster born on greed, and Season 2 will unfold beyond time in Seoul in 2024. Along with Park Seo-joon and Han So-hee, in season 2, Lee Mo-saeng of 'The Glory'Maestra' and Bae Hyun-sung of 'Wise Medical Life'Our Blues' are all the more anticipated.
Kakao Entertainment is also interested in this as it has introduced a number of hit works such as 'In-house Confrontation'Nam' by using the IP Value Chain to focus its capabilities on IP crossover. In particular, the drama of the same name, which is being produced based on Kakao Page's popular web novel 'The phone you're calling now', is drawing attention. Earlier, Kakao Entertainment planned and produced dramas based on webtoons and web novels, creating a success formula for IP diversification with different fun and emotion from the original, and the expectations of the original fans are rising.
Fresh materials and planned entertainment contents are also set to be released in the second half of the year. Season 2 of Netflix 'Zombiverse', which created headlines with its new and unique composition of 'New Concept Zombie Action Variety' combined with K Zombie and K Variety, is a representative zombie universe entertainment show that one day has to survive by performing quests in a world suddenly covered with zombies. Season 2 will include Jo Se-ho, Defconn, Taeyeon, Yook Sung-jae, Code Kunst, Kwon Eun-bi, Kim Sun-tae, and Andre Rush, who have to survive by performing quests in a world suddenly covered with zombies. Following season 1, season 2 will also be directed by CP Park Jin-kyung and PD Moon Sang-don to deliver further upgraded fun. In addition, a social survival 'The influencer' by Korea's top influencers will be released on Netflix on August 6. It is a social survival show that competes to find the most influential person among the 77 Korean influencer whose influence soon becomes a ransom, with Lee Jae-seok, producer of 'My Little Television'Change Days', and Sohn Soo-jung, producer of the virtual girl group debut survival 'Girl Rivers'.
There are a total of 40 dramas, movies, and entertainment programs planned and produced by Kakao Entertainment this year, and there is a lot of interest in works that have not yet confirmed the release date or are in production. Disney+'s original series Nine Puzzle, directed by Yoon Jong-bin, who was recognized for his outstanding capabilities with the first series Nine Puzzle last year, is expected to meet actors Kim Dami and Son Seok-gu. In addition, various works such as Netflix series 'Akyeon', which is based on the original Kakao Webtoon of the same name joined by Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-ah, Lee Hee-joon, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo, and Gong Seung-yeon, director Cho Young-min, writer Song Hye-jin, and Netflix series 'Eunjung and Sang-yeon', which is joined by Kim Won-seok, writer Lim Sang-chun, IU, and Park Bo-gum, are making fans excited at home and abroad just by the news of the production.
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